Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 38: Recruiting Talents, Gus the Assassin

Anchor Bay, Sailor and Cat Bar.

Outside the door is a small square facing the port anchorage. Whether there are ships leaving or arriving at the port, you can see them here first.

Therefore, it also attracted many free pirates, who were waiting here with a glass of the cheapest beer.

I hope I can board a powerful pirate ship and write my own legend.

Gradually, the bar also started to do part-time human resources agency business.

To connect pirate ships that are short of sailors, sailors who have lost their pirate ships, and newcomers who are eager to go on adventures at sea.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the square, and someone shouted:

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Brothers, hurry to Pier 2. The first mate of the Beast Cage is recruiting crew members. This is a rare opportunity.

That is the pirate ship of Councillor Ferdinand, the Conductor of the Council of Captains.

If we can board the ship of this third-level pirate, we will be rich!"

“I heard that these great pirates have the prerequisite knowledge and promotion rituals for more than one extraordinary sequence.

Not only is there a lot of money, but there is also the opportunity to become extraordinary.

We are not talented in one sequence, but maybe we are good at another one?"

"Wait for me, I'll go too!"

"I'll go as well"

The pirates who thought they were quite capable drank the cheap beer in their cups in one gulp to cheer themselves up, then patted their butts and rushed out.

Soon Pier 2 was crowded with people.

Unfortunately, they gathered quickly and dispersed just as quickly.

The big pirates needed to recruit more men, and the requirements for the crew were much higher than they imagined.

It’s similar to modern recruitment. Without impressive academic qualifications and resume, large companies won’t even give you the qualifications for an interview and will eliminate you directly.

Most of them obviously have nothing of the kind.

"Ugh!"

A young man from Taiwan, who was about twenty years old and had a pair of daggers hanging on his waist, sat back on the stone steps of the small square, looking somewhat lonely.

An ordinary figure, an ordinary face, the kind that you can't even find in a crowd.

He put his hands in his hair in extreme distress, and even his shadow cast on the ground seemed a little dim.

“The 887th attempt failed again.

When will I be able to go out to sea and become a real pirate?"

I was so sad that I couldn't help but wail out loud.

This caused all the other pirates nearby to stay away from him to avoid being contaminated by his bad luck.

In addition to pirates, Iron Anchor Bay is also home to a large number of ordinary Northern Bay people. It is said that even the name of Bay people can be traced back to Iron Anchor Bay.

Unlike the pirates who roamed around on land, they might have been engaged in a variety of occupations before going to sea.

The Beidiwan people who stayed here have adhered to traditions from generation to generation and regarded "sea cruising" as the most noble profession and honor.

The successive failures were obviously a huge blow to this typical Taiwanese young man.

At this moment, a big hand suddenly patted the young man's shoulder, and a voice as rough as rock sounded in his ears:

"Gerry, so you are here. If you hadn't suddenly shouted, I would have almost lost you again."

Then, a middle-aged man with a big beard sat down next to him.

Seeing the young man's lonely look, I couldn't help but comfort him:

"Listen, Green, you have the most, uh, unique talent I've ever seen.

Yes, it is unique!
The reason why you failed repeatedly on the pirate ship is simply because you didn't use this talent in the right place.

If you didn't choose to go to sea, but instead went to a prosperous big city in the Old World to be a thief.

I believe you will become a super thief who will go down in history!
Don’t you dream of getting rich? Think about it, being a thief is also a very promising job.”

The visitor was the owner of the Sailor and Cat Bar, an old pirate from the Bay who had already accumulated enough wealth and successfully retired.

Apparently he has a good relationship with the young man.

Although as a pirate nation, this value system is fundamentally wrong.

When the young man thought of his talent, a light flashed in his eyes, but it immediately dimmed again.

He turned his head and looked at the old pirate with a serious face:

"Uncle John, thank you for caring about me. Actually, I don't like money. What I really like is freedom and dignity!
It just happens that money brings freedom and dignity.”

Just like the song in "Call of Valhalla": "I am both a shield and a spear, sharing weal and woe, plundering mortal enemies."

This branch of the Northern Bay people is entrenched in Anchor Bay and Evernight Peninsula. They have always believed in primitive religions and have not converted to the church like the branch of Hastings.

Believe that it is glorious to rob mortal enemies in blood and fire, but it is shameful to steal from ordinary people.

Although he loves money, he has his own set of principles and can be said to be a thief with his own code of conduct.

“Uncle, I think a person’s confidence mostly comes from economic strength.

I hope that one day in the future when I need money, I can breathe a sigh of relief and say how great it is to have money.

Instead of sighing helplessly and saying that it would be great if I had money. "

At this point, the young man paused, continued to look at the man beside him, and corrected very seriously:

"And, Uncle John, my name is Gus, not Gerry or Green."

The man smiled awkwardly and took his hand back.

In fact, it’s not because he is so forgetful, but because Guts has a talent, or you can say a disease.

——Born without a sense of existence!

Except for his mother, everyone else would subconsciously ignore his existence, and sometimes would turn a blind eye even if they saw him face to face.

When you are young, this situation does not affect your life, but as you grow older, it becomes more and more serious.

Until a few years ago, his mother, the only person who never ignored him, died because she had no money for medical treatment.

The "condition" has even worsened to the point where even acquaintances would completely forget about him in the blink of an eye.

Although he has excellent assassin skills, he has been forgotten on the battlefield by his companions more than once, and naturally there is no loot to speak of.

Boss John, as their old neighbor, is one of the few people who still remember him.

Of course Guts also tried to find ways to save himself, and looked for many excellent ship doctors on pirate ships, but to no avail.

It was not until the end that I learned it from a [Prophet] in the Tower Sequence.

He was born with the [shielded sense of existence] of the [assassin] profession, but accidentally lost his only [anchor] in the process of growing up!
Not only will you not be able to become a transcendent person, you may even suddenly disappear from this world one day.

Unless someone is found who can always remember him, it will be possible to get everything back on track.

“By the way, I came here mainly to remind you that you should pay your rent this month.

Young man, you must keep working hard!
Take advantage of the fact that there are so many pirate ships coming to Anchor Bay recently. Try a few more times and you will definitely succeed.

Just don't forget to bring me the resettlement money.

After all, you don't want to sleep on the square tonight, do you, Des?"

Old John gave him a big smile and turned back to the bar.

Gus was no longer able to correct his address.

But when he heard the word "rent", his face fell sharply.

Money has never been a problem. The key is whether he looks like a rich man.
Gus's wish now is simple and urgent.

He just wanted to find a captain who wouldn't accidentally forget about him so that he could move on board.

This captain better be rich!
"God of prophecy, kingship, and the Wild Hunt, please give me a rich captain!"

Just as Guts was praying helplessly, he suddenly heard the sound of two people talking behind him.

“Strange, what’s going on in Anchor Bay recently?

We passed by here yesterday.

Members of the Captains' Council are also recruiting, it seems to be Morrison the Butcherbird's Piercing Thorn and Edward Redbeard's Nemesis.

Today it has become the "Beast Cage" of "Conductor" Ferdinand.

They are all mid-sequence extraordinary people of level three and above.

Looking at the pirate flags flying on the ships in the port, it is obvious that many famous pirate captains have also gathered here.

What do these guys have to do instead of hijacking ships? They all come here to play house?"

"That's right, Captain. Isn't this bullying us honest people? They snatched away all the excellent crew members that the Golden Deer wanted to recruit."

Gus turned his head and saw two figures, one in front and one behind, walking towards him.

What a coincidence, the man in front was actually wearing a three-cornered captain’s hat!

(End of this chapter)